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Dontos

Theres been some 'chatter' about the new Brad Pitt movie called 'Fury'. It about a WWII tank crew....

I was wondering whose tanks are being used....?

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Don

Garry_Redmon

Some one's tanks in England apparently.

www.theguardian.com/fi...-pitt-fury

www.dailymail.co.uk/tv...-Fury.html

Garry

Doug_Kibbey · Last edited by Doug_Kibbey on Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:25 pm; edited 1 time in total

This is most untimely. Sets back the filming date of my "Haunted Tank" production by at least a year. I hope Billy Bob Thornton is still available for shooting then. Sad

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

Whatever the movie is, no Hollywood or otherwise TC is ever going to match the legendary Oddball. Razz

the_shadock

I'vez read that the film is about a tank crew during the last days of WW2. They are using an M4A2(76) HVSS or an M4A3(76) HVSS, so this would fit. However, the most common tracks for HVSS tanks in 1945 were steel tracks and not rubber tracks. The wood and sandbags additional protection on the tank in the photo below also doesn't really fit with what we can see in period photos.

P-O

ajmac · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Nov 14, 2011 Posts: 37

P-O that is Bovington Tank Museums M4A2 76mm HVSS and true or not I have heard that they may have paid to use the Tiger 1.... have to wait and see I guess.

JG300-Ascout

- the_shadock

I'vez read that the film is about a tank crew during the last days of WW2. They are using an M4A2(76) HVSS or an M4A3(76) HVSS, so this would fit. However, the most common tracks for HVSS tanks in 1945 were steel tracks and not rubber tracks. The wood and sandbags additional protection on the tank in the photo below also doesn't really fit with what we can see in period photos.

P-O

I'm seriously cringing here. I'll be impressed when they get Brangelina "into character" by teaching him to bust track. Laughing

Dontos

A real tough audience here...LOL

Give the movie a chance, I will. The 'long hair' photos are in the training phase prior to filming. At least he's trying to 'get in character'.

As for the vehicles, hopefully they do use restored vehicles and not vismods. BUT, its Hollywood, so anything is possible... Perhaps even a properly equipt tank movie...

At least its not George Clooney...LOL!!

Regards
Don

JimWeb

I remember being on location with Michael Caine in the late 70s IIRC doing a film about the crew of a matilda retreating across France during 1940. It was based on a book whose name I forget but anyway I digress - they actually had a Matilda but it had no engine and all the 'moving' shots had to be it freewheeling downhill which made for some interesting scenes and much recovery work. In the end they abandoned production because of cost overruns etc.

Doug_Kibbey

Well, it's starting to look ever-so-much better...

"Pitt will play a battle-hardened sergeant named Wardaddy."

Even better, it also stars Shia LaBeouf. What could possibly go wrong? Laughing

www.hollywoodreporter....ury-436987

JWB2 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 199

It might be OK because a member of the cast is Scott Eastwood, son of Clint.

www.imdb.com/name/nm22..._=tt_cl_t6

Michel_Krauss

- Doug_Kibbey

Well, it's starting to look ever-so-much better...

"Pitt will play a battle-hardened sergeant named Wardaddy."

Even better, it also stars Shia LaBeouf. What could possibly go wrong?

so the Sherman turns out to be a big robot ....

TimRoyall

Lots more pictures in an article today including some good long range ones of the vehicle park.

www.dailymail.co.uk/tv...Beouf.html

ajmac · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Nov 14, 2011 Posts: 37

A good mix of vehicles in that park, I spot JCs M4A4, TMs M4A2 76 HVSS, an M4A2 that I have seen before in the UK and the original German half track that looks like Bruce Cromptons.

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1199

Yup, It's Crompton's Sdkfz 7.

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